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Table of Contents
Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Safety at All Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Look For The Safety Alert Symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Safety Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Owner Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Further Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Section 1: Assembly & Set-up . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Tractor Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Torque Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Uncrating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Gearbox Vented Dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Tractor Shutdown Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3-Point Hitch Set-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3-Point Single Tailwheel Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
3-Point Dual Tailwheel Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Driveline Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3-Point Tractor Hook-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Driveline Hook-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Check Driveline Collapsible Length . . . . . . . . . . 18
Check Driveline Maximum Length . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Check Driveline Interference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Pull-Type Hitch Set-up (RCF2784) . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Hitch Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Driveline Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Axle Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Pull-Type Tractor Hook-up (RCF2784) . . . . . . . . . 23
Assembly of Optional Guards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Front Rubber Guard (RCF2784) . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Front Chain Guards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Rear Chain Guards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Pull-Type Hydraulic Hook-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Purge Hydraulic System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Section 2: Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
3-Point Leveling & Cutting Height . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Deck Leveling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Cutting Height Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Single & Dual Tailwheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . . 27
Center 3-Point Link Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Pull-Type Leveling & Cutting Height (RCF2784) . . 28
Deck Leveling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Front To Back Deck Leveling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Cutting Height Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Section 3: Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . 30
Operating Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Inspection of Tractor & Cutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Transporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Blade Engagement & Disengagement . . . . . . . . . . 32
Field Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Unhook Rotary Cutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
General Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Section 4: Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Front and Rear Safety Guard Options . . . . . . . . . . 34
Hitch/Wheel Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Pull-Type Height Adjustment Options . . . . . . . . . . 35
Section 5: Maintenance & Lubrication . . . . . 36
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Driveline Slip-Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Clutch Run-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Clutch Assembly and Disassembly . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Disassembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Cutter Blade Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Skid Shoe Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Long-Term Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Ordering Replacement Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Lubrication Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Gauge Wheel Spindle Tube (3-Point Cutters) . . 41
Gauge Wheel Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Driveline U-Joints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Driveline Shield Bearings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Driveline Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Ratchet Jack (Optional) (RCR2784) . . . . . . . . . . 42
Section 6: Specifications & Capacities . . . . . 43
Section 7: Features & Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Section 8: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Section 9: Torque Values Chart . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Section 10: Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49